Thousands of deal seekers flocked to the Glendale Galleria on Thursday as Black Friday once again encroached on Thanksgiving with many stores opening as early as dinnertime.
JCPenney was the first to open its doors at 5 p.m., followed by Macy’s and...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures, dolls based on characters from Disney’s “Frozen” and a few high-tech gizmos are expected to be among the hottest toys for kids this holiday season as predicted by Glendale Galleria’s...

From talking dolls to flying drones, retailers at the Glendale Galleria are gearing up for the 2013 holiday season with high-tech items, including new gaming consoles for the first time in several years.
The new consoles — the Xbox One and...

There was a tradition in the Mahoney household that involved a lot of sleep after the Thanksgiving meal.
As a card-carrying member of the kids' table, I took this for granted, that one day I would be old like my father, uncles and grandfather who...

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Bargain hunters flooded Glendale's shopping malls Thursday evening as Black Friday crept into Thanksgiving this year with some retailers opening their doors early to shoppers.
At Urban Outfitters at the Americana at Brand, customers had lined up as early as 9:30 p.m. for their shot at half-priced merchandise. The store opened at midnight.
PHOTOS: Black Friday shopping at Glendale Galleria
Retailers such as Macy's, Target and JCPenney opened their doors at 8 p.m. at the Glendale Galleria....

Here's the scene: I'm sitting at the breakfast bar in a condominium rental a few blocks away from the University of Washington, watching the famously gloomy Seattle skies get grayer and grayer. I have to write a column, and I have no idea what in the world to write about.
Suddenly, my mother-in-law, Peggy, muses from the couch:
"The day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday, the following Monday is Cyber Monday, so what do they call the shopping day on Thanksgiving? Greed?"
There we go. Greed...

Now that Glendale students and teachers have experienced the entire week of Thanksgiving off for the first time like their La Cañada brethren, I can officially call such an action a turkey (pun intended).
From a selfish standpoint, having a week off of work is terrific. From an education standpoint, it is a disaster.
Upon returning to work on Monday I noticed an immediate decline in student energy. Very few of my honors students raised their hands to answer questions, practically all in the fog of a...

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It appears much of the midnight Black Friday rush has dissipated in Glendale, making way for the morning crush of shoppers who decided to get a few hours of sleep after Thanksgiving to start their day.
Shoppers who braved midnight store openings at the Glendale Galleria said the crowds had thinned somewhat since the early morning hours, a sign that the first wave had receded.
For many, it was a race against the clock at the stroke of midnight before the second wave of traditional morning shoppers...

Tens of thousands of Black Friday shoppers flocked to stores at midnight in Glendale and Burbank, with waves of fresh reinforcements streaming in throughout what was a relatively typical start to the holiday retail season.
Yvonne Rodriguez, 29, and her friends were among the diehard shoppers out looking for bargains on Friday. By 1 p.m., they had been hitting stores in the Glendale Galleria for more than 12 hours.
“I’ve been up since 7 a.m. on Thanksgiving,” she said.
When they...

Shoppers could come down with “frugal fatigue” this holiday season, potentially sparking higher retail sales as consumers rebound from their economic gloom, experts said Tuesday.
They were part of a panel at the Glendale Galleria — a regional retail powerhouse — as representatives highlighted the hottest toys and gadgets for the upcoming holiday shopping season.
“[Shoppers] may think to themselves, ‘I do need to replace some things,’” said Kimberly...

A "pesky" storm system starts to move into the region today, bringing with it the likelihood of rain on Thanksgiving, according to the National Weather Service.
But fear not Black Friday shoppers, the Southern California sun is expected to reign supreme after Thursday through early next week as Santa Ana winds pick up and start a swift warming trend.
The rain storm should clear out overnight Thursday, according to the weather service, allowing daytime temperatures on Friday to rebound into the 70s...